The James Beard Awards are Monday night. Here’s what to expect
, could disqualify them from the awards. The Foundation then proactively canceled the 2021 awards, instead dedicating itself to an audit. That audit led to process and policy changes aimed to address entrenched biases, and create a way to receive and vet complaints about nominees, among other things.
The work is in no way done. And while I wouldn’t expect Foundation leadership to address these changes — or the challenges they’ve faced implementing change — it will be fascinating to see how they talk about it, if at all. Even if the Foundation doesn’t, I’d expect plenty of chefs and media observers will be talking about these issues on social media and in person at the event.
It’s pretty wild to see the outstanding restaurant category not include any restaurants from New York City, California, or Chicago. The Foundation’s efforts to create more geographic diversity definitely are on display in this category. Chefs and restaurants that focus on sushi have historically been overlooked by the Beard Awards — to the extent that, after, Eater discovered Nobu was a Susan Lucci figure, having been nominated without winning more times than any chef at that point. This year there are a few nominees primarily known for sushi: Jesse Ito of Philly’s Royal Sushi ; David Utterback of Omaha’s Yoshitomo ; Henry Moso of Orlando’s Kabooki Sushi .
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